10 Players the Experts Avoid (2024 Fantasy Football)

When preparing for your fantasy football drafts, knowing which players to target and others to avoid is important. The amount of information available can be overwhelming, so a great way to condense the data and determine players to draft and others to leave for your leaguemates is to use our expert consensus fantasy football rankings compared to fantasy football average draft position (ADP). In this way, you can identify players the experts are willing to reach for at ADP and others they are not drafting until much later than average. Let’s dive into a few notable fantasy football players below.

2024 Fantasy Football Draft Advice

PLAYER NAME	POSITION RANK	TEAM	ECR	ADP	ECR VS. ADP	BYE WEEK	SOS SEASON
De’Von Achane	RB11	MIA	30	20	-10	6	3 out of 5 stars
Josh Jacobs	RB13	GB	41	25	-16	10	1 out of 5 stars
Stefon Diggs	WR25	HOU	48	39	-9	14	3 out of 5 stars
Alvin Kamara	RB17	NO	53	46	-7	12	5 out of 5 stars
Aaron Jones	RB20	MIN	62	54	-8	6	3 out of 5 stars
Zamir White	RB23	LV	74	67	-7	10	3 out of 5 stars
D’Andre Swift	RB25	CHI	78	65	-13	7	2 out of 5 stars
Zack Moss	RB32	CIN	96	79	-17	12	3 out of 5 stars
Austin Ekeler	RB35	WAS	109	90	-19	14	3 out of 5 stars
Ezekiel Elliott	RB37	DAL	115	107	-8	7	3 out of 5 stars

Fantasy Football Draft Outlook

Aaron Jones (RB – MIN)

Father Time comes calling for all of us. The hope for Aaron Jones is that he can keep him at bay for one more year. Last season, Jones objectively wasn’t healthy until the end of the season. Luckily for him, when he was healthy, we got to see that Jones has plenty left in the tank to consider reinvesting in him in fantasy for one more season. In Weeks 15-20, Jones averaged 21.6 touches and 120.3 total yards as he was a weekly stud. During that same stretch, among 47 qualifying backs, he was eighth in explosive run rate and 10th in yards after contact per attempt (per Fantasy Points Data). Jones should lead the Vikings backfield in 2024 as an RB2 with RB1 upside if he can stay healthy.

Zack Moss (RB – CIN)

Moss parlayed his starting stint last year with the Colts into a possible starting gig with the Bengals. In the seven games he started and played at least 50% of the snaps, he finished with 21.1 touches and 98.5 total yards per game. Moss should handle the early downs in Cincinnati this season after ranking 15th in missed tackles forced per attempt and 18th in yards after contact per attempt last year (per Fantasy Points Data). Chase Brown could eat into his pass game work as Moss was only 41st in yards per route run and 48th in targets per route run. Even if his passing game usage is capped, being the early down back on one of the league’s best offenses still puts him in the RB2/3 conversation.

D’Andre Swift (RB – CHI)

D’Andre Swift lands in Chicago with a contract that is large enough to consider him the clear starter for the Bears. Khalil Herbert and Roschon Johnson had their moments last season, but the aggression and contact size for Chicago speak volumes about how they feel about those two rushers. The Bears obviously felt that an upgrade was warranted. Swift ranked 17th in explosive run rate last season while disappointing in other tackle-breaking metrics as the RB24 in fantasy. Among 49 qualifying backs last season, Swift ranked 40th in yards after contact per attempt and 30th in missed tackles forced per attempt. Swift should be a solid RB2 in 2024.